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SNMMI announces fellowship recipients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has announced the recipients of its 2013-2015 SNMMI Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship.

September 2, 2013

Agfa scores CR deal in Kazakhstan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has been awarded a contract for computed radiography (CR) systems from the Ministry of Health in Kazakhstan.

September 2, 2013

Accuray CFO steps down

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The chief financial officer (CFO) of radiation oncology firm Accuray, Derek Bertocci, has resigned, effective September 2.

September 2, 2013

PET/MRI helps with pulmonary nodule detection -- to a point

By Wayne Forrest

Simultaneous PET/MRI performs better than PET and MRI performed separately for the detection of FDG-avid pulmonary nodules and lesions at least 0.5 cm in size. However, it has problems with non-FDG-avid nodules and smaller lesions, researchers report in the September issue of Radiology.

August 29, 2013

Breast MRI boosts survival in high-risk women -- but at a price

By Kate Madden Yee

Screening MRI may improve survival rates for women with family risk factors for breast cancer. But the technology is expensive, especially for younger women, so finding screening alternatives may be beneficial, according to a new study published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

August 29, 2013

AATS supports USPSTF lung screening guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) said it supports lung cancer screening in long-term smokers, signing onto a growing chorus of U.S. medical societies advocating screening with CT.

August 28, 2013